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Portsmouth
Portsmouth is a small natural river harbour on the North Atlantic Ocean, in the United States. Its UN/LOCODE is USPTM. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Portsmouth offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a large dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks 2 terminals here, plus live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Portsmouth
What members see for Portsmouth, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Portsmouth, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Portsmouth right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Portsmouth day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Portsmouth and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Portsmouth offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck stores
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Large
- Slipway
- Large
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 t+
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Portsmouth, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Excellent
- Entrance restrictions
- Other
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- No
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Portsmouth
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Portsmouth, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 1.0 deficiencies on average. Most often found: certificates & documentation, pollution prevention.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Portsmouth, and what was found.
Terminals
Terminals and berths recorded at Portsmouth.
Ports near Portsmouth
Other United States ports on the same stretch of coast.
- PortsmouthUnited States · USPSM
- North End BoatUnited States · USZMP
- KennebunkportUnited States · USXJW
- SacoUnited States · USQSK
- MarbleheadUnited States · USMH2
- Portland MeUnited States · USPWM
- BostonUnited States · USBOS
- QuincyUnited States · USMQI
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Questions about Portsmouth
What is the UN/LOCODE of Portsmouth?
The UN/LOCODE of Portsmouth is USPTM.
Is pilotage compulsory in Portsmouth?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Portsmouth as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Portsmouth?
Yes. Portsmouth offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Portsmouth have a dry dock?
Yes. Portsmouth has a large dry dock and major ship repairs.
Is Portsmouth a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Portsmouth.
How many port state control inspections are there in Portsmouth?
4 port state control inspections were recorded in Portsmouth in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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